slightly wonky

Completely random…

Okay.  This post is completely random, but I feel compelled to do it anyway.  My son has some alphabet blocks.  They seem somewhat normal.  I believe that all of the letters are represented, but I’m not totally sure.  The set is old, and some are missing.  Anyway, in addition to having letters, the blocks also have pictures on them.  Most of the pictures are recognizable:

That’s a flower.  Got it.

That’s a duck.  So far…so good…

Okay, so this looks like a ship.

But, what is that?  Is that also some kind of boat????

Um…I guess that’s a house…but what the hell is coming off of the side?  Is that a chimney?  Ductwork???

Okay, so what’s that?  A horse?  Doesn’t it also look a little like a dinosaur at the head????

What about that one?  A dog?  Really?  Is that the best that they could do?  This last one is my favorite:

What IS that????  A seal? A cat with no ears?  WHAT????

I realize now that I’ve forgotten one that I meant to include.  If I remember, I’ll add it to the list.  I would appreciate any opinions, as I feel that my visual literacy may be seriously slipping here.  Also, if you feel that I have any of them upside down, etc., please let me know…

I’ll try to do a more compelling post next time…

[okay, here is the image I forgot to include before…see?  doesn’t THIS look sort of like a seal?  But doesn’t it look like it has both flippers, and feet????  Kind of like a seal / bird hybrid?  So, if this is more like a seal, then what was that previous block?]

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